There can be many causative factors for open bite, and arthritides on temporomandibular joint can be one of those. Arthritides on temporomandibular joint are classified as: infectious, traumatic, inflammatory, degenerative and metabolic.
Authors have examined two patients, who came in with open bites as their a chief complanits, and have found bone resorptions of mandibular condyles. Various diagnostic methods have resulted in diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and degenerative
arthritis
for each patient, and appropriate treatment planning has been established.
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